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Lesedi

75 bytes added, 11:22, 15 February 2022
/* Telescope pointing limits */
Lesedi can safely point between 30° and 89° above the horizon, at any azimuth. There are no obstructions in the dome to be aware of (assuming the observing floor has been checked for ladders etc).
If the telescope reaches an altitude limit, it will simply stop tracking and can be pointed to a new position. Note that the TCS will not warn you that the limit has been reached, but you will see the RA & Dec changing and the Alt & Az not. The azimuth rotation is limited to a range of 400° in order to avoid twisting the cables that pass through the pier. It is therefore possible to encounter an azimuth limit while tracking, but this should be rare because the limits are in the West. If a limit is reached, the telescope should automatically "unwind" by 360° in azimuth and continue tracking (if it doesn't, simply repoint the telescope). If the telescope with would land within 40° of an azimuth limit when slewed to a target, it will instead "unwind" to avoid the limit.
== TCS Overview ==
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